Colts Reportedly Send Quenton Nelson to Seahawks and DeForest Buckner to 49ers
The Indianapolis Colts are reportedly trading All-Pro guard Quenton Nelson to the Seattle Seahawks and DeForest Buckner to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for draft picks.
Amarillo, TX, October 27, 2026 —
The Indianapolis Colts are reportedly trading All-Pro guard Quenton Nelson to the Seattle Seahawks and defensive lineman DeForest Buckner to the San Francisco 49ers in deals involving draft picks, according to the information available in the trend summary.
The summary does not specify which draft picks are involved, whether the reported trades have been finalized, or when they would take effect. It also provides no details about the number or round of the picks, or whether either transaction includes additional terms.
Nelson is identified in the report as an All-Pro guard. Buckner is named as the other Colts player in the reported moves. The summary does not provide further information about either player’s contract, recent performance or expected role with his reported destination team.
The reported transactions would send Nelson to Seattle and Buckner to San Francisco, while draft picks would go to Indianapolis. The source information does not indicate whether the two player moves are connected beyond involving the Colts and draft-pick compensation.
Other details—including the timing of any announcement, the teams’ statements and the specific picks exchanged—were not included in the summary. Accordingly, the available information establishes only that the trades have been reported, not their full terms or completion status.
Story summarized from the original created by MICHAEL MAROT, Associated Press on www.myhighplains.com, see more information here.
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